Arc Alchemist series
| Release date | March 30, 2022[1] |
|---|---|
| Codename | DG2 |
| Architecture | Xe HPG |
| Transistors | N6 TSMC |
| API support | |
| Direct3D | Direct3D 12.0 Ultimate (feature level 12_2) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | i752 (Discrete graphics) Gen 11 (Integrated graphics) |
| Successor | Arc Battlemage series |
The Arc Alchemist series[2][3] is a family of graphics processing units developed by Intel. The cards are based on the Xe HPG architecture.[4] officially announced on August 17, 2021.[3][5] It will come in both add-on desktop card and laptop form factors. TSMC is set to manufacture the die, using the TSMC N6 process.[6]
Alchemist is set to compete with Nvidia's GeForce 30 series and AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series lines.[7][3][8]Alchemist will support hardware-based ray tracing, XeSS or supersampling based on neural networks (similar to Nvidia DLSS),[9] and DirectX 12 Ultimate.[3] Also supported is DisplayPort 2.0 and overclocking. Intel also announced Alchemist's successors, codenamed "Battlemage" for a 2023 release and "Celestial" for a 2024 release.[3]
History
In April 2018, it was reported that Intel was assembling a team to develop discrete graphics processing units, targeting both datacenters, as well as the PC gaming market, and therefore competitive with products from both Nvidia and AMD.[10] Rumors supporting the claim included that the company had vacancies for over 100 graphics-related jobs, and had taken on former Radeon Technologies Group (AMD) leader Raja Koduri in late 2017 – the new product was reported to be codenamed "Arctic Sound".[10] The project was reported to have initially been targeting video streaming chips for data centers, but had its scope expanded to include desktop GPUs.[10]
In June 2018, Intel confirmed it planned to launch a discrete GPU in 2020.[11]
The first functional discrete "Xe" GPU, codenamed "DG1", was reported as having begun testing in October 2019.[12]
According to a report by hexus.net in late 2019, a discrete GPU would launch in mid 2020; combined GPU/CPU (GPGPU) products were also expected, for data center and autonomous driving applications. The product is expected to be initially built on a 10 nm node (with 7 nm products in 2021) and use Intel's Foveros die stacking packaging technology (see 3D die stacking).[13]
Products
Desktop
Notebook
See also
References
- ↑ "A New Stage of the Game". Intel. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ↑ "Intel Arc Graphics – Let's Play". Intel. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Smith, Ryan. "Intel Video Cards Get a Brand Name: Arc, Starting with "Alchemist" in Q1 2022". www.anandtech.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Xe-HPG Microarchitecture". Intel.
- ↑ "Intel Names New Brand of GPUs That Will Hit Shelves Next Year". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ Cunningham, Andrew (2021-08-20). "Intel provides more details on its Arc GPUs, which will be made by TSMC". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ Warren, Tom (2021-08-16). "Intel enters the PC gaming GPU battle with Arc". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Intel Introduces New High-Performance Graphics Brand: Intel Arc". Intel. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Xe Super Sampling AI-enhanced Upscaling". Intel.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Evangelho, Jason (11 Apr 2018), "Intel Is Developing A Desktop Gaming GPU To Fight Nvidia, AMD", www.forbes.com
- ↑ Hill, Brandon (12 June 2018), "Intel To Power Up Its First Discrete GPU Confirmed For 2020 Launch", hothardware.com
- ↑ Allan, Darren (26 Oct 2019), "Intel's first Xe graphics card is officially 'alive' and coming for AMD and Nvidia", ww.techradar.com
- ↑ Tyson, Mark (16 Oct 2019), "Industry sources say discrete Intel Xe cards will arrive mid-2020", hexus.net
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